diff --git a/src/bridges/bridge_python_generic_hash_sp.c b/src/bridges/bridge_python_generic_hash_sp.c
index 98fd55fd0..beeb7d948 100644
--- a/src/bridges/bridge_python_generic_hash_sp.c
+++ b/src/bridges/bridge_python_generic_hash_sp.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static bool init_python (hc_python_lib_t *python)
     printf ("Loaded python library from: %s\n\n", pythondll_path);
   }
 
-  #if defined (_WIN) || defined (__APPLE__)
+  #if defined (_WIN) || defined (__CYGWIN__) || defined (__APPLE__)
 
   #else
   fprintf (stderr, "Attention!!! The 'free-threaded' python library has some major downsides.\n");